Sher Singh Bhat, director of NEA's Systems Operations Department said, “Due to the receding water level in run of rivers and Kulekhani Reservoir, NEA is not able to meet the demand and there is no option but to increase the power outage time,”.
The power outage in Hetauda-Birgunj area will be about 84 hours a week (12 hours a day) and it will be around 40 hours a week in some western districts.
“If the government succeeds in importing the 80-MW from India and the Mid Marsyangdi starts to generate electricity then load shedding hrs will be substantially decreased in the coming months,” said Bhat.
